Pliers



J. MONTO.

(No Model.)

PLIERS.

vPatented Nov. 22,1892.

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JOSEPH MONTO, OF NEEDHAM, ASSIGNOR TO THE STEEL EDGE STAMPING AND RETINNING COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PLIERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 486,616, dated November 22, 1892.y

Application iiled September 1,1892. Serial No. 444,721. (No model.)

.To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MONTO, of Needham, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and 5 useful Improvements in Pliers, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention has for its object to provide a tool whereby two or more articles--such as sheet-metal pans-may be handled at the same ro time, and it consists in the improvements relating to pliers for grasping a series of articles which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a 15 part of this specification, Figure l represents a side elevation of apairof pliers embodying my invention. Fig. 2 representsa section on line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 represents a side view of one of the parts of the pliers detached.

zo The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

In the drawings, a represents a lever having a series of rigid jaws a', of which there may be any desired number, four being shown 2 5 in the present instance. The lever and its jaws may be formed in one piece by casting or otherwise, or the jaws may be made separately or riveted or otherwise secured to the lever. The jaws a are in this case formed 3o to fit the underside of the body or ange and the upper portion of the outer surface of the body of a sheet-metal pan p, as shown in Fig. l; but it is obvious that the form of thejaws may be varied and that they may be made 3 5 to correspond to the form of any article to be grasped by the pliers.

b b b b represent a series of short levers pivoted at c c c c to the lever a, each of said shorter levers having at its lower end a jaw b',

4o formed to co-operate with a jaw a in grasping the article p. The opposite ends of thelevers b are connected in a series by a rod b2, as shown in Fig. l. g

d represents an operating handle or lever,

'move toward or from the jaws a', as the case 55 may be. If desired, the slot cl2 maybe formed in the connecting-rod, the stud b3 being affixed to the lever d.

It will be seen that thisimproved tool may be construct-ed with any desired number of 6o jaws and that the jaws are adapted to firmly hold the` articles disposed between them and to readily grasp and release said articles.

I claim- 1. Pliers comprising a leverhaving a series 65 of rigid jaws, a series of short levers pivoted to said lever, said short levers havingjaws arranged to co-operate with the said rigid jaws, an operating lever or handle pivoted to the jaw-carrying lever, and connections between 7o said operating-lever and the series of shorter levers, as set forth.

2. The improved pliers comprising a lever having aseries of rigid jaws, a series of shorter levers pivoted to said lever and having jaws 75 arranged to co-operate with the said rigid jaws, a rod connecting the rear ends of said shorter levers in a series, and an operating handle orlever pivoted to the j aW-carrying lever and connected with said rod, as set forth. 8o

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses, this 20th day of August, A. D. 1892.

JOSEPH MONTO.

Witnesses:

C. F. BROWN, A. D. HARRISON. 

